Ford's answers to the NHTSA 6.7 Investigation

Explorer

Nov 28, 2012

NinerBikes wrote:
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That there are still failures coming in on the Czech built pumps still points to defective design if you ask me. That I am sitting on a 100,000 mile warranty on my 2012 Touareg TDI design for the power train says that I probably won't be keeping that Touareg much past 100,000 miles, not with a potential $16,000 repair on my nickle if the HPFP goes south.

Bosch needs to string some managers and some board of directors strung up and issued some pink slips.

Agree, they still haven't found and/or are not addressing the root
cause...and...think, always thought, a very, very poor design that
speaks volumes of management compromises on $$$$$

#1, poor choice to use diesel as the lube
#2, poor cam/crank cavity design
#3, poor piston to crank/cam design and should be positively captured
#4, poor cavity/routing/valving/etc that creates cavitation potentials

Finally, VERY poor design team/management. Wonder what their background was
Ditto for their management and their decisions to date

PS...no longer MTB seriously...not going to full suspension just yet.
My Trek 8K (1996 hard tail) is my speed these days and more road cyclist
now (Madone 6.5 and an ~25yr old Trek 1K)

With 15 year old out on a local hill a few months ago...had to walk
up most of those trails...knew extreme incline when the testosterone
fueled teen would also walk...just to keep me company he says... :)

Took a jump a few years ago and snapped the Shimano bottom bracket
Fun landing to see the bicycle stop and me continue going down....
Just got reminded that some of the chain ring teeth are busted from
climbing n changing more than one gear...gotta rebuild the power train